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Originally Posted by Christ
Frank, the point was using something that's already an ev, and reliably making it have an extended range when necessary.
Nobody is talking about making a car that always runs on a generator, or any thing like that.
Doubling the battery pack size isn't viable for several reasons, including weight/vehicle capacity, and shelf life of the batteries when they're not being used.
A generator is relatively cheap, and has an alternative use, and probably weighs less than 250 miles worth of batteries anyway.
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Remember all the ruckus about Chevy Volt and how their propaganda machine said the genset would only generate electricity, but then the real thing used the ICE to directly power the wheels? Chevy did the right thing.
The options I would pursue would be either a battery trailer or an ICE pusher trailer. (P.S. Or have an ICE long distance cruiser). Perhaps another use could be made of the battery trailer when not used on the road- power the house fr'instance. Then there's the ICE pusher, which has been done with what I understand are good results. Then you have virtually unlimited range and you won't ever have to sit there and wait for it to charge the battery pack up either. Either way, the portable generator route is pretty much the least efficient way to put the juice back in the boxes.
If this whole thing isn't about efficiency, then what is it?